You start a patient on buprenorphine and the patient complains of anxiety, insomnia, nausea, and diaphoresis. What would be the best course of action to take? A. Do not do anything differently because these symptoms are unlikely to be related to the medication B. Stop buprenorphine because these symptoms are the side effects of the medication and will not improve C. Increase the dose of buprenorphine to increase the opioid agonism and improve the symptoms D. Wait a few days or decrease the starting dose to minimize opioid withdrawal E. Add a benzodiazepine for anxiety and insomnia
[Expert Solution]: You start a patient on buprenorphine and…
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